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AT&T Set To Announce DirecTV Acquisition Sunday — “The deal is done.” — AT&T is on track to announce its acquisition of the satellite company DirectTV this Sunday, before markets open Monday and sooner than many observers anticipated, a source familiar with DirecTV's plans told BuzzFeed.

The Slow Evolution of Apple's Online Store — Steve Jobs glanced at the sheet of paper with Apple's future on it and promptly flicked it away onto the table. Then he uttered one of his trademark criticisms to Eddy Cue, the manager who had handed it to him. — “This sucks,” Jobs said.

Why I'm joining Quartz as its new tech editor — Why I'm Joining Quartz, In One Handy Chart — Starting this Friday, I'll be the new Tech Editor for Quartz, an excellent, newish business news site from Atlantic Media. — Why? Here's the quick version:

Galaxy Tab 4 Education Is Samsung's First Tablet for Schools — Elementary schools often don't have an IT staff, if even more than an IT administrator, and so Samsung has introduced its first tablet dedicated to K-12 education environments, with plans to make it compatible (via an upcoming upgrade) with Samsung School.